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As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers.

As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity.

For the first time, in Fifth Sun, the history of the Aztecs is offered in all its complexity based solely on the texts written by the indigenous people themselves. Camilla Townsend presents an accessible and humanized depiction of these native Mexicans, rather than seeing them as the exotic, bloody figures of European stereotypes.

Carlos Castanada was a student of anthropology when he met Don Juan Matus, a Yaqui shaman and the inspiration for Castanada’s The Teachings of Don Juan. In this controversial work, Castanada relays his experiences being challenged by his mentor on his perception of the world and all living things in it.

To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research—specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.

Millions of listeners worldwide have treasured the visionary brilliance of Carlos Castaneda, who first explore the world of the Yaqui Indian sorcerer in The Teachings of Don Juan. Now, at last, Don Juan returns in The Power of Silence - wise, infuriating, capable or working miracles and playing practical jokes, but always seeking the wisdom of the warrior. The Power of Silence is Castaneda's most astonishing book to date - a brilliant flash of knowledge that illuminates the far reaches of the human mind.

Most of the world remembers Crazy Horse as a peerless warrior who brought the U.S. Army to its knees at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But to his fellow Lakota Indians, he was a dutiful son and humble fighting man who, with valor, spirit, respect, and unparalleled leadership, fought for his people's land, livelihood, and honor. In this fascinating biography, Joseph Marshall, himself a Lakota Indian, creates a vibrant portrait of the man, his times, and his legacy.

A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the "old ones" still have powers beyond our understanding. In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten asylum that history has tried to hide, and complex, unforgettable characters.

A forte demanda pela soja brasileira, que representa quase metade do valor total global de exportações dessa commodity, tem incentivado produtores brasileiros a expandir suas fazendas para uma nova fronteira: a floresta amazônica. Sob o argumento de fornecer alimentos para o mundo, o...

Em plena pandemia de Covid-19, milhares de indígenas brasileiros deixaram suas aldeias para protestar em Brasília (DF). Ao longo de 2021, levantes e protestos mobilizaram os povos indígenas para serem ouvidos e terem seus direitos - garantidos na Constituição Brasileira - respeitados. Neste...

Há algo de novo emergindo da Amazônia brasileira: vozes fortes e jovens ecoando no ativismo ambiental em defesa da floresta e dos povos originários. Assim como Beka Munduruku, uma nova geração munida de celulares e câmeras resiste para continuar existindo. Neste episódio, apresentamos os...

Para o povo Munduruku, cada tronco de ipê é um ancestral da sua família. Para madeireiros, cada tronco de ipê é dinheiro no bolso. Essa árvore, sagrada para os Munduruku, é hoje uma das mais cobiçadas no mercado de madeira. Neste episódio, Beka nos leva a uma operação anual de...

Por que a Amazônia está queimando nos últimos anos? Beka vai para a região mais tensa do estado do Pará com nossa equipe para questionar autoridades locais e fazendeiros sobre o aumento das práticas de incêndio em áreas protegidas e territórios indígenas. Foto - Crédito: Cacalos...

Quando você vê imagens da Floresta Amazônica, já se perguntou quem é o dono daquilo tudo? Boa parte desse território pertence à União, ao Estado brasileiro, mas quase um quarto dele já foi ocupado por invasores, uma atividade criminosa que só tem crescido na Amazônia. Neste episódio...

O povo Munduruku lutou quatro anos contra o Complexo Hidrelétrico do Tapajós, engavetado em 2016. Mas as ameaças dos grandes projetos de investimento na Amazônia se multiplicam, envolvendo ferrovias, rodovias, mineradoras, hidrelétricas e linhas de transmissão de energia que cortam a...

Há muitas formas de defender a Amazônia. Entre os povos que habitam a floresta, há extrativismo sustentável, há regeneração de áreas desmatadas, há coleta de sementes para reflorestamento, há brigadas comunitárias de combate às queimadas, há drones para fiscalizar crimes ambientais...

Beka Saw Munduruku, 19 anos, é uma guerreira que defende a Floresta Amazônica. Ela pertence à etnia Munduruku, que significa formigas vermelhas, um povo que habita a Amazônia há séculos. Essa jovem ativista indígena nos guia por uma floresta ameaçada, onde vivem 28 milhões de...

Há bem mais no subsolo da Amazônia do que podemos imaginar, e isso torna esse território cada vez mais cobiçado. As operações legais e ilegais de extração de metais preciosos, principalmente ouro, estão espalhadas pela floresta, contaminando rios, peixes e populações que vivem na...

For over 40 years, Carlos Castaneda’s The Teachings of Don Juan has inspired audiences to expand their world view beyond traditional Western forms. Originally published as Castaneda’s master’s thesis in anthropology, Teachings documents Castaneda’s supposed apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, don Juan Matus. Dividing the work into two sections, Castaneda begins by describing don Juan’s philosophies, then continues with his own reflections.

A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today. Long before the colonization of North America, Indigenous Americans built diverse civilizations and adapted to a changing world in ways that reverberated globally. And, as award-winning historian Kathleen DuVal vividly recounts, when Europeans did arrive, no civilization came to a halt because of a few wandering explorers, even when the strangers came well armed.